College Aid Calculator®



Designed for families with
high school students.



            State Agencies
            Colleges
            Corporations
            Planners





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CAC provides families with these college financial planning tools:

EFC (Expected Family Contribution) at public and private colleges.
Concise Guide to Financial Aid, a searchable e-book with answers to financial aid questions.
On-screen help for every question.
Inflation-adjusted calculations any number of years into the future.
Pell grant eligibility estimate.

Download the free Email-My-Data version of College Aid Calculator®: click here

The download takes about a minute with a high speed internet connection.
After you download the software, install it on your PC (it does not work on Mac's).
You'll be able to calculate your EFC - see what your family is expected to pay towards college.

Want more info? Here are some helpful college related websites.


If you work with a college or financial planner who uses the PRO version of the software
you can email your encrypted record to them.

The PRO version allows planners to:
Access a database of college cost and need-based aid policies to estimate your bottom line cost of college.
Generate answer keys for financial aid forms.
Create "What-if" examples to show you the impact of changes in your income or assets.

If your planner isn't using College Aid Calculator® PRO, send them to www.CollegeAidCalculator.com

Planners: Learn how our cost-effective PRO version can add to your college planning practice.
Visit our planner page.